Revisiting Led Zeppelin's Live Aid Reunion REDDIT Image of It took the largest organized concert of all time to make a Led Zeppelin reunion happen. Unfortunately, after the death of a key member and five years away, they didn’t rise to the occasion on July 13, 1985 at Live Aid in Philadelphia. Robert Plant , then in the midst of a tour behind his solo album Shaken ‘n’ Stirred, was the first to be approached. Organizer Bob Geldof originally asked him to consider performing a set with Honeydrippers. But when Plant phoned Jimmy Page , the Honeydrippers idea was abandoned pretty quickly. Instead, the two decided it might be fun to trot out some old Zeppelin material instead. Once bassist John Paul Jones caught wind of what was going on and asked to be included, the reunion that no one thought possible suddenly seemed imminent. There were issues, however, before Led Zeppelin even hit the stage. “Robert announced that he didn’t want to do ‘Stairway [to Heaven],'” Page’s assistant Phil Carlo said in Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World’s Greatest Rock Band.

“Jimmy said to me, ‘I f–ing knew this would happen. We’ve just got to play this game all f–ing afternoon until we get up tomorrow morning, when he’ll announce that he’ll do it.’” In the end, a festival-highlight performance by Queen changed Plant’s mind, and he decided to include the iconic song in the band’s set. But Led Zeppelin’s problems were just beginning. Guest drummer Phil Collins only had a loose grasp of the late John Bonham ‘s intricate and heavy parts. Worst still, Plant was hoarse, Page’s guitar was out of tune and the onstage monitors were busted. “It was a disaster, really,” Collins later admitted . “Robert wasn’t match-fit with his voice and Jimmy was out of it, dribbling. It wasn’t my fault it was crap. If I could have walked off, I would have. But then we’d all be talking about why Phil Collins walked off Live Aid — so I just stuck it out.” Led Zeppelin, as with all of the acts that day, was slotted for a meager 20 minutes.

That meant a three-song set that began with “Rock and Roll,” before continuing into “Black Dog” and culminating with “Stairway to Heaven.” They were met with rousing cheers, but Plant was miserable. “It was horrendous,” he told Rolling Stone . “Emotionally, I was eating every word that I had uttered.” Time didn’t heal this particular wound either. Nearly 20 years after Live Aid, Led Zeppelin declined to release footage of their performance for the official Live Aid DVD. See Led Zeppelin and Other Rockers in the Top 100 Albums of the ’70s Image of Led Zeppelin Live Aid 1985 1 Rock n Roll Stereo - YouTube Led Zeppelin Live Aid 1985 1 Rock n Roll Stereo Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Uploaded on Mar 15, 2009 Led Zeppelin's infamous return to the stage in Philadelphia's JFK Staduim in July 1985 to support Bob Geldof's international "Live Aid" event to bring relief to the Ethiopian famine. Introduced by Phil Collins, the band takes to the stage with Tony Thompson on drums & Collins tagging along. This clip has been cleaned up: the green hues from the 20 yr old + tape has been removed, the brightness & contrast have been balanced out. The audio has been synchronized to the FM broadcast captured on an old cassette tape. That audio was pretty messed up & had lots of dropouts, hopefully the results are satisfactory. The original audio is heard at the beginning of this clip, the enhanced stereo sound starts around :30 sec into the clip. Enjoy!! For best results, watch in HQ with headphones.

Category Flashback: Led Zeppelin Reunite (Badly) at Live Aid - Rolling Stone Flashback: Led Zeppelin Reunite (Badly) at Live Aid Flashback: Led Zeppelin Reunite (Badly) at Live Aid Watch the group play "Rock and Roll" at their ill-fated reunion gig ) All Stories Live Aid featured amazing reunions by everyone from Black Sabbath to the Who to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but the most anticipated one of that incredible day in 1985 was easily Led Zeppelin. The three surviving members hadn't performed together since John Bonham died five years earlier and expectations were extremely high when they took the stage at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium. More News See Where Led Zeppelin Rank on Our List of the 100 Greatest Artists Unfortunately, the group failed to live up to the hopes of their diehard fans. "It was horrendous," Robert Plant told Rolling Stone in 1988. "Emotionally, I was eating every word that I had uttered. And I was hoarse. I'd done three gigs on the trot before I got to Live Aid.

We rehearsed in the afternoon, and by the time I got onstage, my voice was long gone." Making matters worse, Jimmy Page was handed a guitar right before walking onstage that was out of tune. The monitors were also malfunctioning, meaning the musicians could barely hear themselves. "My main memories, really, were of total panic," Jimmy Page said years later. "John Paul Jones arrived virtually the same day as the show and we had about an hour's rehearsal before we did it. And that sounds like a bit of a kamikaze stunt, really, when you think of how well everyone else was rehearsed." Drum duties were handled by Chic's Tony Thompson and Phil Collins, who had just flown across the Atlantic on the Concorde after playing Live Aid at Wembley Stadium. It didn't give him much time to learn the material. They played for 20 minutes, dusting off "Rock and Roll," "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven." Most people were so overjoyed to see them again that they didn't even notice the problems. And watching the footage all these years later, it's clear they weren't quite as bad as legend suggests.

Despite all the snafus, Robert Plant got a buzz off playing with his old band again and six months later he organized a secret rehearsal session in Bath, England. Tony Thompson returned as the drummer. "As much as he wanted to do it, it wasn't the time for Pagey to do that," Plant said in 1988. "He had just finished the second Firm record, and I think he was a bit confused about what he was doing…We did about two days. It was most embarrassing moment, to have all that will and not knowing what to play. Jonesy played keyboards, I played bass a bit. It sounded like David Byrne meets Hüsker Dü." Things got even worse when Tony Thompson took off and Plant's tour manager took over on drums. "The whole thing dematerialized," said Plant. "Jimmy had to change the battery on his wah-wah pedal every one and a half songs. And I said, 'I'm going home.' Jonsey says, 'Why.' 'Because I can't put up with this.' 'But you lived with it before.' I said, 'Look, I don't need the money.

I'm off.' For it to succeed in Bath, I would have had to have been far more patient than I have been for years." The group reunited at the 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records at Madison Square Garden in 1988, Jason Bonham's wedding in 1990 and at London's 02 Arena in 2007 to honor the late Ahmet Ertegun . The latter show was the only time they played a full set. They were absolutely amazing, and odds are extremely high they'll never play together again. As for the Live Aid set, the group was so unhappy with it they refused to allow it to appear on the DVD package released in 2004 to commentate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the concert. Lucky for Led Zeppelin fans, a little thing called YouTube hit the web a few months later. Don’t Miss a Story Sign up for our newsletter to receive breaking news directly in your inbox. We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners.

For more information please read our Privacy Policy How we use your email address Trending Ranked on a scale from 1 to 10, the trending score reflects the number of users reading a story in real time. What is this? Live Aid 30th anniversary: 30 things you never knew about the 1985 concert - Mirror Online News Live Aid 30th anniversary: 30 things you never knew about the 1985 concert Did you know Paula Yates stopped at a petrol station on the way to the gig to buy some flowers for Princess Diana? Share Memorable: Live Aid was watched by one billion TV viewers Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email It was 30 years ago today that Status Quo kick-started the Live Aid concert with their hit Rockin All Over The World. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the Ethiopian famine. Two concerts were held simultaneously and attended by 172,000 at Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

To mark three decades since the momentous gig here are 30 little known Live Aid moments. Live Aid: The stage at Wembley Stadium (Photo: Rex) 1) ABC destroyed it's recordings of the US concert in line with the wishes of Sir Bob while the BBC kept theirs- it meant when Geldof changed his mind over a DVD of the concert there was superior footage of the UK concert. 2) Acts were shuttled in by a helicopter owned by Noel Edmonds to London Transport's cricket ground, about 400 yards from Wembley Stadium. Phil Collins: Perform at the JFK stadium in Philadelphia as well as London (Photo: Getty) 3) Phil Collins appeared at both concerts thanks to being able to fly Concorde . When he arrived on the stage at Philadelphia he told them: "I was in England this afternoon. Funny old world init". 4) According to Francis Rossi he and Rick Parfitt where nicknamed Dr Rossi and Dr Parfitt because of the amount of drugs they had. 5) Paula Yates stopped at a petrol station on the way to the gig to buy some flowers for Princess Diana.

Princess Diana: Attended Live Aid Concert at Wembley, London (Photo: Rex) 6) Live Aid eventually raised £40m. Half of the money was spent on food and half on long-term development. 7) Madonna was described at the time as an “up-and-coming singer” when she appeared in Philadelphia. 8) The two concerts lasted for a combined 16 hours. 9) Chevy Chase and Jack Nicholson were among those to introduce acts in America 10) The British concert ended with Do They Know It’s Christmas? and six hours later, the US concert concluded with We Are the World. Thousands: Crowd at the Philadelphia Live Aid concert (Photo: Rex) 11) A duet of Dancing in the Street by Mick Jagger and David Bowie was originally intended to happen via a live transatlantic link up but the time difference made it impossible so they recorded a video. 12) Around 22,000 pledges were received within five minutes of the Beach Boys taking to the stage in the States. 13) The ruling family in Dubai made the biggest single donation of £1m.

Queen: Freddie Mercury performed at Live Aid in London (Photo: Rex) 14) Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson supposedly tried to organize a boycott of the event because they were upset at the low number of African-American artists taking part. 15) One billion viewers in 110 countries watched the live broadcast thanks to thirteen satellites. 16) The Philadelphia concert featured first performance of Led Zeppelin since the death of their drummer John Bonham in 1980. Pals: George Michael and Elton John backstage at Live Aid Concert, 1985 (Photo: Rex) 17) Midge Ure was appearing on The Tube television show hosted by Sir Bob's then wife Paula Yates when he was called and asked to help. 18) Bob Geldof had to hitch-hike home as their were no taxis left. 19) Hall and Oates were Mick Jagger's backing band during his performance with Tina Turner.

Mark Knopfler: Dire Striats were one of the bans at Live Aid in 1985 (Photo: Rex) 20) In the US despite not gigging for a year The Pretenders had to practice in a bar as everyone had booked the professional rehearsal spaces. 21) Rick Parfait was out of it on drugs according to Francis Rossi that he couldn't sing anymore and was so annoyed on his way home that he was almost arrested for kicking road cones. Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia (Photo: Rex) 22) David Crosby appeared with Stills, Nash and Young at Live Aid despite being on bail for charges of drug and weapon possession. 23) The surviving members of the Beatles turned down the chance to perform together, with Paul McCartney appearing alone. 24) Bob Dylan annoyed Bob Geldof by asking on stage that some of the money raised be used to pay mortgages of US farmers. 25) Before taking to the stage at Wembley, the Queen's sound engineer apparently switched the limiters on the public address system, meaning they would be louder than the other acts.

Bob Geldof: The architect of the concerts with a book of pictures of the day (Photo: Rex) 26) Yussef Islam, better known as Cat Stevens had written a song for the show, but due to time constraints didn't perform it, instead he was only on stage for the finale. 27) The BBC's Richard Skinner was opening announcer and TV host in the UK – the only presenter to have fronted all three of the 'flagship' BBC music programmes, TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops and the Radio One Top 40 show. Stars: Bono and U2 performed at Live Aid (Photo: Rex) 28) To ensure continuity in the broadcast, artists were given no more than 20 minutes of stage time and as it was in aid of famine had to pay for their own food. 29) During The Who's set, a red warning light at the front of the stage flashed to alert the band that their time was up so Pete Townshend smashed the light and the band played for five extra minutes. 30) Freddie Mercury flirted with Bono, who apparently was unaware that the Queen singer was gay.

Like us on Facebook Jimmy Page blasts Led Zeppelin Live Aid reunion - NME NME 1:30 pm - Nov 19, 2007 0shares 0shares Guitarist admits 1985 performance was 'shambolic' Led Zeppelin ’s Jimmy Page has blasted the first reunion show the band gave together – at the original Live Aid in 1985. Speaking ahead of the band’s latest reunion on December 10 at the O2 Arena in London , the guitarist admitted that the band’s brief reunion at the charity concert at Philadelphia was a disaster. “Live Aid was pretty shambolic,” he told BBC News. “We came together and rehearsed with a drummer we’d never met before and then we were joined by Phil Collins, who we’d never played with before, on this great Live Aid stage. He added: “We went there with the spirit of it, but actually it was pretty shambolic.” The band even refused to allow their performance to be included on the Live Aid DVD release in 2004, making a charitable donation instead.

Song Stories Live Aid Turns 30: U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin Reunion & More Highlights | Billboard Live Aid Turns 30: U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin Reunion & More Highlights Peter Still/Redferns Bono of of U2 performs at Live Aid on July 13, 1985. It’s hard to believe 30 years have passed since Live Aid. The monumental charity concert, which raised funds for famine relief in Africa, featured a laundry list of '80s artists that now reads like a music fan’s dream concert. The event was held on July 13, 1985, simultaneously in London’s Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium, which was torn down just seven years later. It featured a who’s who of rock and roll and pop music with some heavy metal and hip-hop thrown in for good measure. The huge event was the brainchild of Sir Bob Geldof , who was inspired by the success of the all-star charity singles “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and “We Are the World,” which both helped raise awareness and funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

Watch Bette Midler Introduce Madonna at Live Aid 30 Years Ago Today Live Aid was a tremendous success, raising more than $104 million that day (it went on to raise over $150 million thanks to subsequent merchandise sales). More than 1.9 billion people watched the event live on television, which was unprecedented at the time, with many recording the concert on their brand-new VHS machines. The list of acts at the event is still staggering, from The Beach Boys , Elvis Costello and Run-D.M.C. to Madonna , Black Sabbath , Bob Dylan and Duran Duran . The event was a cultural steppingstone and helped launch and maintain the careers of several artists and marked some amazing reunions. Below, we look at some of the highlights and the huge reunions that took place back on July 13, 1985. HIGHLIGHTS U2 U2 were the breakout stars of Live Aid. Their memorable two-song set, featuring “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Bad,” still resonates with fans.

There are some amazing moments, including an epic mullet-maned Bono climbing down the front of the huge stage at Wembley Stadium to help 15-year-old Kal Khalique, who was getting crushed against the security barrier. He worked with security guards to pull her out of the crowd and slow-danced with the lucky girl before climbing back up to finish the epic 12-minute version of “Bad.” The song featured teases of Lou Reed ’s “Satellite of Love” and “Walk on the Wild Side,” as well as the Rolling Stones ’ “Ruby Tuesday.” Like many of us, legendary artist Joan Baez watched Live Aid unfold on TV. Perhaps she explains U2’s iconic performance the best, saying, “The high point was witnessing the magic of U2. They moved me as nothing else moved me. They moved me in their newness, their youth, and their tenderness.” Ironically, U2 thought they had blown a huge opportunity. According to a Rolling Stone article , the group was unhappy with Bono climbing down to the crowd, which forced the band to cut their biggest hit to date, “(Pride) In the Name of Love,” from the set.

Later, they realized that not only did they not blow it, but their Live Aid performance was a career-making moment that helped the band get back on the U.K. charts and established them as a force in the U.S. Queen Queen was one of the biggest rock bands on the planet in the '80s. So expectations were high for the band’s set at Wembley Stadium in their hometown gig. The late, enigmatic Freddie Mercury led the group through a stellar version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” that flowed into “Radio Ga Ga.” The titans then launched into “Hammer to Fall” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and ended with a triumphant versions of “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions.” In a 2005 BBC poll, Queen’s Live Aid set was voted the best rock performance of all time. Eric Clapton Eric Clapton played a no-frills set in Philadelphia.

He touched on the '60s, '70s and '80s, playing Cream ’s “White Room,” Derek and the Dominoes’ “Layla” and his hit single at the time “She’s Waiting.” Clapton was an icon at the time but had trouble selling out arenas. After his Live Aid performance, ticket sales exploded and Clapton steamrolled through the rest of the decade. His stellar Live Aid set, which featured the late Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass and Phil Collins on drums, reignited his future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career. Phil Collins Phil Collins made waves when he performed a solo two-song set in London and then hopped on the Concorde jet and flew to Philadelphia in time to join Eric Clapton on drums. After arriving in Philly, Collins played the same songs (“Against All Odds” and “In the Air Tonight”) he performed in London earlier that day, before sticking around and playing drums with Led Zeppelin . Madonna Madonna’s star was on the rise back in 1985, but her afternoon performance at Live Aid gave her career a huge push.

At the time, she was one of the hottest female singers around with hit singles like “Material Girl” and “Like a Virgin” under her belt, as well as controversial nude photos in Playboy and Penthouse magazines. On stage, she addressed the photos explaining no matter how hot it gets (temps were in the 90s in Philadelphia), “I am not taking shit off today. You might hold it against me 10 years from now.” Madonna performed “Holiday” and “Into the Groove” and then was joined by Nile Rodgers for “Love Makes the World Go Round.” Later in the day, she joined Rodgers, Billy Idol ’s guitarist Steve Stevens and the Thompson Twins for a cover of the Beatles ’ “Revolution,” as the sun set in Philadelphia. Led Zeppelin Although they were not billed as Led Zeppelin, Live Aid was the first time Jimmy Page , Robert Plant and John Paul Jones performed live following the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980. The band took the stage with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums, as well as Paul Martinez on bass.

They performed a memorable and chill-inducing (while far from note-perfect) 20-minute set in Philadelphia including “Rock and Roll,” “Whole Lotta Love” and “Stairway to Heaven.” There are some classic moments, like Jimmy Page’s guitar strap getting stuck on a mic stand during the beginning of “Rock and Roll” and Phil Collins missing the drum fill before the guitar solo in “Whole Lotta Love.” It would be three years before Page, Plant and Jones would take the stage together again at the Atlantic Records 40th-anniversary concert in NYC in 1988. The Who The Who reunited at Live Aid for a tremendous set, including “Love, Reign o’er Me,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “My Generation” and “Pinball Wizard.” At the time, the band was split and it would be four years before they would tour as the Who for their 25th-anniversary outing in 1989. The Who’s Live Aid performance was their last with drummer Kenney Jones , who filled in for the late Keith Moon following his death in 1978.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash did a three-song set early in the day in Philadelphia, performing “Southern Cross,” “Teach Your Children” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” Later in the evening, Neil Young performed, setting the stage for a surprise reunion of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. They hit the stage after Led Zeppelin and played Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and “Daylight Again” and the group's “Find the Cost of Freedom.” Black Sabbath Black Sabbath reunited with original singer Ozzy Osbourne for an early 10 a.m. set in Philadelphia. The group performed high-octane versions of “Children of the Grave,” “Iron Man” and “Paranoid.” The reunion was short-lived as Ozzy and Tony Iommi continued their respective solo careers. It wasn’t until 1997 that Sabbath and Osbourne reunited for a full-fledged tour on Ozzfest.

Jimmy Page Blasts Led Zeppelin Live Aid Reunion | Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com + Submit article Jimmy Page Blasts Led Zeppelin Live Aid Reunion Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has blasted the first reunion show the band gave together - at the original Live Aid in 1985. Posted Nov 28, 2007 01:14 PM 0 Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has blasted the first reunion show the band gave together - at the original Live Aid in 1985. Speaking ahead of the band's latest reunion on December 10 at the O2 Arena in London, the guitarist admitted that the band's brief reunion at the charity concert at Philadelphia was a disaster. "Live Aid was pretty shambolic," he told BBC News. "We came together and rehearsed with a drummer we'd never met before and then we were joined by Phil Collins, who we'd never played with before, on this great Live Aid stage." He added: "We went there with the spirit of it, but actually it was pretty shambolic." The band even refused to allow their performance to be included on the Live Aid DVD release in 2004, making a charitable donation instead.

Thanks for the report to Yahoo! News . Phil Collins Considered Walking Out of Led Zeppelin's Live Aid Reunion Subscribe to Ultimate Classic Rock on Phil Collins says he considered quitting mid-performance during Led Zeppelin ‘s underwhelming reunion show at Live Aid on July 13, 1985. In fact, he tells Q , that he realized “this is a mistake” even as the set got underway. Collins was filling in, along with Tony Thompson of Chic, for the late John Bonham — whose 1980 death had precipitated Led Zeppelin’s breakup . This initial reunion, however, had come after little rehearsal time, as Collins also performed earlier that day at the Live Aid event in London — then caught a Concord to Philadelphia for the Zeppelin gig. Worse still, there were technical problems for Jimmy Page and vocal issues for Robert Plant . “It was a disaster, really. Robert wasn’t match-fit with his voice and Jimmy was out of it, dribbling. It wasn’t my fault it was crap,” Collins says. “If I could have walked off, I would have.

But then we’d all be talking about why Phil Collins walked off Live Aid — so I just stuck it out.” Collins had happily collaborated on earlier Plant solo work , and admits he thought Live Aid would follow that template. Instead, he says “you could sense I wasn’t welcome” — particularly, Collins adds, on the part of Page. “I thought it was just going to be low-key and we’d all get together and have a play,” Collins says. “But something happened between that conversation and the day — it became a Led Zeppelin reunion. I turned up and I was a square peg in a round hole. Robert was happy to see me, but Jimmy wasn’t.” You Think You Know Led Zeppelin? Led Zeppelin Database Led Zeppelin: Live Aid Reunion July 13, 1985 JULY 13 - JOHN F. KENNEDY STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (SATURDAY, morning) The soundcheck before the evening appearance at Live Aid. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones appeared together for the first reunion of the remaining members of Led Zeppelin at Live Aid USA.

Tony Franklin and Phil Collins took the drum position, while Paul Martinez played bass on Stairway To Heaven. JULY 13 - LIVE AID, JOHN F. KENNEDY STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (SATURDAY, Led Zeppelin took the stage at 1:10pm) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones appeared together for the first reunion of the remaining members of Led Zeppelin at Live Aid USA. Tony Franklin and Phil Collins took the drum position, while Paul Martinez played bass on "Stairway To Heaven". Phil Collins introduced the band. Recording Includes: Band Announcements, Rock And Roll, Whole Lotta Love, Stairway To Heaven, Interview with the whole band. Source: Complete excellent professional color TV broadcast with actual sound. 24 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): After The Crash Volume II (Toasted Recordworks), Bonham's Rebirth (The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label), & Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin Fan Club Of Italy) Bootleg CD Reference(s): Still Flying (Forever Standard Music) Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Led Zeppelin - Minus One (no label) & Reunion Collection (Wendy Records) Comments: This was the first official reunion show of Led Zeppelin and is not as bad as might be reported. But Plant's voice was shot, Jimmy had trouble with the monitors and the drummers were out of sync what caused of a rather chaotic and uneven performance. Robert teased the crowd with "Any requests?" line and they played Stairway To Heaven for delight of the large crowd. Led Zeppelin Database email update Led Zeppelin: Atlantic 40th Birthday Reunion May 13, 1988 - May 14, 1988 MAY 13 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (FRIDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham.

During soundcheck they ran through the Atlantic set plus I Can't Quit You Baby. Possibly other Led Zeppelin songs were rehearsed but not confirmed. Soundcheck Includes: Bass Warm-Up, Misty Mountain Hop (take 1, first half), Misty Mountain Hop (take 2, first half), Misty Mountain Hop (take 3, through), Misty Mountain Hop (take 4, second half), Misty Mountain Hop (take 5, second half), Misty Mountain Hop (take 6, second half). Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard soundcheck recording. 8 minutes. Details: The recording is a very well balanced professional board tape. Bootleg CD Reference(s): Comments: Sounds much more interesting than following live show night after! It's obvious the band was not sync with their newest drummer. Led Zeppelin Database email update MAY 14 - IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL, ATLANTIC 40TH BIRTHDAY, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (SATURDAY, START AT 1:30pm) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham.

Support from Average White Band, Bee Gees, Ruth Brown, Peabo Bryson, The Coasters, Phil Collins, Steve Cropper & Donald Duckdan, Crosby Stills & Nash, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Roberta Flack, Foreigner, Bob Geldof, Genesis, Debbie Gibson, Mickie Howard, Iron Butterfly, Ben E. King, LA Vern Baker, Manhattan Transfer, Sam Moore & Elwood Blues, Wilson Pickett, The Rascals, Paul Rodgers, Paul Schaeffer, The Spinners, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, 3, Robert Plant, and Yes. Ahmet Ertegun introduced all the acts. Recording Includes: Band Announcements, Kashmir [ 7:47 ], Heartbreaker [ 3:07 ] >> Whole Lotta Love [ 4:31 ], Misty Mountain Hop [ 3:43 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 9:01 ]. Source: Complete very good audience recording. 32 minutes. Details: A clear but somewhat distant tape, without distortion. Typical audience recording for the era and more enjoyable than dry TV broadcast.

Recording Includes: Band Announcements, Kashmir, Heartbreaker >> Whole Lotta Love, Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway To Heaven. Source: Complete excellent professional radio broadcast. 38 minutes. Recording Includes: Band Announcements, Kashmir, Heartbreaker >> Whole Lotta Love, Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway To Heaven. Source: Complete very good color amateur footage. (Need length). Recording Includes: Band Announcements, Kashmir, Heartbreaker >> Whole Lotta Love, Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway To Heaven. Source: Complete excellent professional color TV broadcast with actual sound. 38 minutes. Bootleg LP Reference(s) professional TV broadcast: After The Crash Volume II (Toasted Recordworks), Bonham's Rebirth (The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label), & Reunion In N.Y.C. (R.O.A.R.

Records LEZ) Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Led Zeppelin: Carmen Plant 21st Birthday Party November 21, 1989 NOVEMBER 21 - HEN & CHICKENS, OLDBURY, WARLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND (FRIDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, along with Chris Blackwell on drums and Phil Johnstone on keys performed at Carmen Plant's 21st birthday party. The setlist most likely included: Trampled Underfoot, Misty Mountain Hop and Rock And Roll. Led Zeppelin: Jason Bonham Wedding Party Reunion April 28, 1990 APRIL 28 - HEATH HOTEL, BEWDLEY, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND (SATURDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, along with Jason Bonham performed at Jason's wedding reception. The setlist most likely included: Bring It On Home, Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Custard Pie and It'll Be Me.

Led Zeppelin: Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame Reunion January 12, 1995 JANUARY 12 - ROCK 'N' ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION, WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (TUESDAY) Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant performed at Led Zeppelin's induction ceremony into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, along with Jason Bonham, Michael Lee, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Neil Young. Recording Includes: Introduction Speech, The Train Kept A Rollin' >> For Your Love >> Bring It On Home, Blues Jam (<< The Prison Blues, Gamblers Blues, Baby Please Don't Go..). Set 2 Includes: When The Levee Breaks (<< For What It's Worth..). Source: Complete superb soundboard recording. Incomplete superb professional color TV broadcast with actual sound. Bootleg CD Reference(s): Inducted And Possessed (Beelzebub Records) Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Da Capo (Dadgad Productions) & Reunion Collection (Wendy Records) Comments: A historic gem!

After two uneven reunions this was a really strong show with some great jams throughout. In fact, this concert is a kind of jam session rather than usual Zeppelin set. For the first time they decided to perform For Your Love from Presence album live! When The Levee Breaks has its appearance here too and is very long. A bunch of special guest stars making this recording very interesting and well worth listening. Led Zeppelin Database email update Led Zeppelin: Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Reunion November 26, 2007 - December 10, 2007 NOVEMBER 26 - O2 ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with Jason Bonham. The date was recheduled to December 10, 2007 because Jimmy Page fractured his ring finger on his left hand. DECEMBER 5 - SHEPPERTON STUDIOS, SHEPPERTON, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with Jason Bonham.

The band did rehearsals in preparation of the O2 Arena, London, England on December 10, 2007. Prior to the day before the show rehearsals, the full set was played and also recorded two times. Many other songs were rehearsed, some of them have not been performed live.

Soundcheck Includes: Opening Film [ 1:37 ] >> Good Times Bad Times [ 3:11 ] >> Ramble On [ 5:16 ], Black Dog [ 5:16 ], In My Time Of Dying [ 10:31 ], For Your Love [ 6:04 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 5:36 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:28 ], No Quarter [ 9:26 ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 7:29 ], Dazed And Confused [ 10:22 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 8:10 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:32 ], Misty Mountain Hop [ 4:44 ], Kashmir [ 8:34 ], Whole Lotta Love [ 5:45 ], Rock And Roll [ 4:01 ]. Source: Complete superb soundboard recording. 109 minutes. Details: The tape is a very well balanced professional board tape.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Back To The Good Times (Beelzebub Records), Countdown (Boogie Mama), The Final Shepperton Rehearsals (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Swan Songs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Show Of The Century Rehearsals (Godfatherecords), & The Triumph Rehearsals: Guitar On Version (Tarantura2000) Comments: Uhh...final dress rehearsal and a really good playing here, in my humble opinion quite better than December 10th show. Again, Robert's voice is just average and Jimmy's playing is sticky but overall intimate stdio atmosphere allows to perform in much more loose and spontaneous form rather than during live performance few days later. I still cannot free myself from feeling some songs performed here sounds kinda outdated and they've should concetrated much on repertoire from their latter works only (ie. Black Dog, Dazed And Confused, Stairway). Led Zeppelin Database email update DECEMBER 9 - 02 ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND (SUNDAY) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with Jason Bonham. The final rehearsal before the show.

Jason's son played a little drum solo to much applause. The whole set was played, including few attemps to most of songs performed. WARNING! Audience recording is rumored to exist and may currently be in the hands of a tape hoarder. Approach any tapes or CDs that claim to be this date with caution. Led Zeppelin Database email update DECEMBER 10 - O2 ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND (MONDAY, START at 7pm and Led Zeppelin took the stage at 9pm) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with Jason Bonham. The date was recheduled from November 26, 2007 because Jimmy Page fractured his ring finger on his left hand. Support from Bill Wyman & Rhythm Kings with Keith Emerson and Albert Lee, Maggie Bell, Paolo Nutini, Paul Rodgers, and Foreigner. Introduced by Harvey Goldsmith. Pete Towshend was originally billed but he pulled out one day before the original date of the show. Whole concert was professionally recorded and filmed.

Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll. Source: Complete excellent 1st audience recording. 138 minutes. Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love [ cut ], Rock And Roll. Source: Almost complete excellent 2nd audience recording. 130 minutes.

Recording Includes: Opening Film [ 1:26 ], Good Times Bad Times [ 3:08 ], Ramble On [ 5:36 ], Black Dog [ 5:17 ], In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..) [ 11:00 ], For Your Life [ 6:07 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:00 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:23 ], No Quarter [ 9:02 ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 7:34 ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:20 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 8:28 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:31 ], Misty Mountain Hop [ 4:47 ], Kashmir [ 8:48 ], Whole Lotta Love [ 7:12 ], Rock And Roll [ 4:17 ]. Source: Complete excellent to superb 3rd audience recording. Almost 132 minutes. Details: A very clear and crispy sound except for Jonesy which is behind the rest of instruments in the mix.

Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll. Source: Complete superb 4th audience recording. 125 minutes. Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll. Source: Complete superb 5th audience recording. Near 131 minutes.

Recording Includes: Opening Film [ 1:26 ], Good Times Bad Times [ 3:08 ], Ramble On [ 5:36 ], Black Dog [ 5:17 ], In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..) [ 11:00 ], For Your Life [ 6:07 ], Trampled Underfoot [ 6:00 ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ 6:23 ], No Quarter [ 8:59 ], Since I've Been Loving You [ 7:34 ], Dazed And Confused [ 11:20 ], Stairway To Heaven [ 8:28 ], The Song Remains The Same [ 5:31 ], Misty Mountain Hop [ 4:47 ], Kashmir [ 8:48 ], Whole Lotta Love [ 7:12 ], Rock And Roll [ 4:17 ]. Source: Complete superb 6th audience recording. Near 146 minutes. Details: A very clear and well balanced tape.

Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll. Source: Complete excellent 7th audience recording. (Need length.) Recording Includes: Opening Film, Good Times Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying (<< Honey Bee..), For Your Life, Trampled Underfoot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll. Source: Incomplete/complete fifteen different amateur color movies. Varies from very good to excellent, mostly taped rather close to the stage. Recording Includes: Black Dog [ cut ]. Source: Incomplete superb professional TV recording with sound.

(Need length.) Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: The Grand Levitation (Trade Mark Of Quality) Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: It's Been A Long Time (Trade Mark Of Quality), Legendary Reunion 2007 (Wendy Records), & Legendary Reunion 2007 Remaster (Wendy Records) Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 3: For Your Life - Legendary Reunion (Tarantura2000) Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 4: Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 5: Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 6: Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 7: Storm London (Beelzebub Records) Bootleg Visual Reference(s) amateur movie: Legendary Reunion 2007 Remaster (Wendy Records), O2 (no label), O2 Arena London 12.10.07 (Third Eye Productions), One Night Only (Boogie Mama), Storm London (The Swingin' Pig Records), & Whole Lotta Live: Live Soundboard Collection (no label) Bootleg DVD Audio

 Reference(s) audience source 3: For Ahmet (Genuine Masters) Bootleg Visual Reference(s) professional movie: Comments: This show is hot!

Simply the best of all four documented reunion concerts they played! From the opening bars of Good Times Bad Times it's obvious the band rehearsed so long that caused of a near perfect playing through the whole show. Jason sounds really fantastic and his playing is very similar to his great late dad, John. Jimmy is in a peak form - his solos are tight, full of energy and he didn't miss anything tonight! Just listen to In My Time Of Dying - a pure genius. For Your Life is played live before large audience for the first time in its entirety here as well as Ramble On. Dazed And Confused and No Quarter are playing in a more compact, shortened versions but it doesn't means lack of magic. Kashmir is bombastic and two heavy encores closing this spiritual event. Led Zeppelin Database email update

Question: Who was guest drummer for Led Zeppelin at the Live Aid concert in 1985?
Answer: Phil Collins